About

Location: 3800 Arboretum Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001Phone: (563) 556 2100Fax: (563) 556 2443Type of Garden: Public GardenEstablished: 1980Size: 52 acresAverageTime to walk through: 90 minutesHours of Gardens: May 1 to Oct. 31, 7 am to dusk, seven days a week. Nov. 1 to May 1, 10 am to 3 pm Tue/Wed/Thur, closed Saturday and Sunday, Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25 through January 1.Hours of Visitors Center/Gift Shop: Last week of April-Mid October open 7 days a week 9am-8pm(September closes at 5pm and October Closes at 5pm as days shorten)Office Hours: 9-5 Monday-Friday Summer, Winter hours varyGardens: Formal Rose Garden, Bausman Old Garden Roses, English Knot Garden, Formal English Garden, Herb Garden, McGreger’s Children’s Garden, Hosta Garden, Japanese Garden, Children’s Flower and Vegetable Garden, Iowa State and All AmericanTest Gardens, Annual and Perennial Gardens and Dwarf ConifersOther features: Free Sunday concerts, AARS Committee, consecutive awards for rose garden, largest public hosta garden in US (13,000 with 700 varieties), recognized by the National Hosta Society, AAS display garden, Seed-saver display garden, and Nationally recognized Bill Walter and Dennis Hermsen’s Award Winning Conifer collection. Open air facilities available for luncheons and meetings.Admission: There is NO admission charge. All exhibits are free. A donation is always welcome and is tax deductible. (501-C-3)
Picnicing: Park benches are available throughout the garden if you wish to bring your lunch. Our screened in porch is available for rental of groups of up to 50. Individuals may use porch on first come basis if not rented.Wheelchair accessible to some parts of the gardensCall to arrange group tours (golf cart available for handicapped)